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Sirach 31:16
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16Eat as it becometh a man, those things which are set before thee; and devour note, lest thou be hated.
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14Stretch not thine hand whithersoever it looketh, and thrust it not with him into the dish.
15Judge not thy neighbour by thyself: and be discreet in every point.
— Sirach 31:16 —
17Leave off first for manners’ sake; and be not unsatiable, lest thou offend.
18When thou sittest among many, reach not thine hand out first of all.